[hoagy62]

Oh...I don’t trust him either. Not as far as I could throw a Buick.

However, after reading the FAQ’s for the test, I know WHY the test is 3:30 long. The EAS encoders have a built in time limit of two minutes for all messages EXCEPT national emergencies. Those have NO time limit (convenient, no?). The FCC, FEMA, and supposedly the manufacturers of the different encoders want to see if they ‘lock up’ at the 2 minute mark. If not, great. If they do, they (supposedly) have a bug to fix.

Now, could you (or someone) explain to me why this near-miss asteroid is freaking people out concerning this test? I’m afraid I don’t get it. It doesn’t worry me in the slightest, and I see no reason why people are tying these things together.

[Yosemitest]

". If they do, they (supposedly) have a bug to fix."

QUESTION: How large of a computer virus can be downloaded in 3 minutes 30 seconds?

"Now, could you (or someone) explain to me why this near-miss asteroid is freaking people out concerning this test?"

I'm probably not very good at this one.
I've just discovered we've got not one, but two events coming at almost the same date.
COMET ELEnin and Asteroid 2005 YU55 Take a look at this.

Read this
It’s the case of asteroid 2005 YU55, a round mini-world that is about 1,300 feet (400 meters) in diameter. In early November, this asteroid will approach Earth within a scant 0.85 lunar distances.

The closest approach to Earth and the Moon will be respectively 0.00217 AU and 0.00160 AU on 2011 November 8 at 23:28 and November 9 at 07:13 UT.




Asteroid 2005 YU55 discovered December 28, 2005 by Robert McMillan of the Spacewatch Program near Tucson Arizona is expected to cross between the orbit of moon and the earth,
passing the earth by only 204.502 miles at around the exact same time the Earth is expected to smack into the debris tail of Comet Elenin, in the beginning of November 2011.

As far as I can make out, the time Asteroid 2005 YU55 will be closest to the earth is 7:28 PM Central on Nov 8, 2011, based on 23:28 UT.

You'll have all these "shooting stars" and a near-miss asteroid.
Now our NASA scientist are usually pretty accurate.
But what if they're wrong? What if it comes much closer to earth than that? What if it hits us?

That's a wake-up call.
And it may be the reason for the emphasis to "get this ability to rapidly address the American People quickly.
But it's too much of a coincidence for people not to notice.
If it's visible to the naked eye (which NASA says you'll need a telescope to see it), it's going to scare the daylights out of them.
A lot of people aren't paying attention, but this would wake them up, especially if it grazes the atmosphere, or worse.

Have you not read Mark 13 verse 25?